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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Track[/quote]
I'm not sure what Track you are referring to, but if its Track and Field, then this is a huge time sink. As a person that did track and field for 7 years of their life, I know that no matter what event you do, its a huge time investment and requires a lot of patience. I was an athlete and later a coach. Practices are usually 2 or more hours long, outside, light rain or shine, hot or cold. Track meets last anywhere from 4 hours to all day. There are also multi-day meets. The last meet I was at was 2 years ago in Virginia. It was all day on a military base in the spring. People brought tents, canopies, coolers, camping chairs, etc. to keep the kids safe in the sun all day. While every meet organizer strives to run a smooth and time efficient event, they almost never run like clockwork. You spend a lot of time waiting for your event to take place. It depends on the number of people that show up to participate, how long warm-ups last, how many are in multiple events that overlap, and how many issues crop up. If you try to time so you only show up close to when your event is supposed to start, you risk missing the event because most places won't wait for you beyond last call.[/quote]

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